تَجَمَّعَgathered أَهلُهُhis family زُمَراًin groups إِلَيهِto him
تَجَمَّعَ أَهلُهُ زُمَراً إِلَيهِ
وَصاحَتand cried out عِرسهُhis wife أَودىhe has died فَصاحواso they cried out
وَصاحَت عِرسهُ أَودى فَصاحوا
His family gathered around him in groups,
and his wife cried, “He has died!” So they cried out.
تُخاطِبُناaddress us بِأَفواهِthrough the mouths of المَناياdeaths
تُخاطِبُنا بِأَفواهِ المَنايا
مِنَfrom الأَيّامِthe days أَلسِنَةٌtongues فِصاحُeloquent
مِنَ الأَيّامِ أَلسِنَةٌ فِصاحُ
Through the mouths of death we are addressed
by eloquent tongues of the days.
نَصَحتُكُمI have counseled you أَهينواscorn أُمَّthe Mother of دَفرٍStench (the phrase denotes the world)
نَصَحتُكُم أَهينوا أُمَّ دَفرٍ
فَماfor … not يَبقىwill remain لَكُمfor you مِنهاof her نِصاحُa thread
فَما يَبقى لَكُم مِنها نِصاحُ
I have counseled you: scorn the Mother of Stench,
for not a thread of her will remain yours.